Highlights:
• In first session of Trent Bridge match, Joe Root hit incredible reverse sweep six off Tim Southee
• Root was expected to pass 200 runs on Day 4
Since the beginning of 2021, Joe Root has been on fire. In the ongoing second and penultimate Test match between hosts England and New Zealand at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, the former England captain slammed his 27th Test tonne.
Root was at his best yet when he came out to bat during the home side’s first innings, in response to the Kiwis’ 553 on Day 3 of the Trent Bridge encounter, after his impressive hundred had given England a 1-0 lead in the series opener at Lord’s. On June 13, Root smacked Tim Southee for a six with a stunning reverse sweep shot as England resumed Day 4 on 163, with England 473-5. (June 13).
Root was expected to pass 200 runs on Day 4
While Root was expected to pass 200 runs on Day 4, he was dismissed for 176 and Ben Foakes for 56 as Trent Boult picked up a five-fer and ran through the English lower-order to dismiss the hosts for 539, giving his side a crucial 14-run lead.
NZ lost stand-in captain Tom Latham for four points in their second essay, but the ship has since established. After losing the first Test by five wickets at Lord’s, they will look to set a challenging total for the hosts in order to tie the series.
